Topic: Justice for Gurkhas!

Del Boy · March 22nd, 2008

Well - In all honesty, I have never heard the word 'colonials' used by Brits to describe Commonwealth partners, so that must have died in days before my understanding. On the other hand I have heard it used, and used it myself, to accurately decribe colonial antique furniture etc.

To refer to people, the parlance has always been Aussies, Kiwis,Gurkhas etc.etc.
I think 'colonial' went out with the tea-planters. I don't think we have any out-dated hang-ups of this kind.

No - our Gurkha situation is a symptom of the result of the socialist attitudes of our Government, which has not been supportive of them.

BTW - The Gurkhas have a great touring military band, which sometimes appears in here with The Swindon Male Voice Choir. Fantastic.

March 22nd, 2008
Del Boy Tribunus Laticlavius	Well - In all honesty, I have never heard the word 'colonials' used by Brits to describe Commonwealth partners, so that must have died in days before my understanding. On the other hand I have heard it used, and used it myself, to accurately decribe colonial antique furniture etc. To refer to people, the parlance has always been Aussies, Kiwis,Gurkhas etc.etc. I think 'colonial' went out with the tea-planters. I don't think we have any out-dated hang-ups of this kind. No - our Gurkha situation is a symptom of the result of the socialist attitudes of our Government, which has not been supportive of them. BTW - The Gurkhas have a great touring military band, which sometimes appears in here with The Swindon Male Voice Choir. Fantastic. __________________ . I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king. I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing . Each time I find myself flat on my face I pick myself up and get back in the race. Last edited by Del Boy; March 22nd, 2008 at 17:11.